THE BAY AREA | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed
I thought it would be worthwhile to start a thread devoted to the projects happening around the San Francisco Bay Area. Rather than figure a run down, I thought I would share one of the significant developments proposed in Oakland and add on as the days go by. Please contribute any information you have regarding this region. Thank you.
Mandela/ Grand Mixed-Use Project: From:http://www.oaklandnet.com/government...mixed_use.html http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1290/...86945814_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1269/...4e0736dd_o.jpg Project Description: The project proposes the redevelopment of an underutilized industrial site for a new mixed use industrial village project on approximately 13.3 acres of land in West Oakland. The proposed project would contain approximately 300,702 square feet of predominantly custom industrial and light industrial uses and limited commercial and retail uses on the first two levels of the proposed buildings. High-density residential uses (1,577 units) are proposed above the ground floor industrial and commercial uses. There will be eight buildings containing residential units, include three 300-foot residential towers. The project would provide approximately 2,322 parking spaces in underground parking garages, above ground parking structures, and on surface lots. Most of the existing structures on the site will be demolished (the American Steel Building and portions of the Pacific Pipe Building Complex) and eight new buildings will be constructed. The project would adaptively reuse the 47,000 square-foot original timber-frame structure of the Pacific Pipe Building. The project would be developed in four phases over approximately 15 years: 2007 to 2022. Planning permits required include an amendment to the General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element, both text and land use map; an amendment to the West Oakland Redevelopment Plan; a new zoning district and amendment to the zoning map; a preliminary development plan and final development plan; design review guidelines and approval; and a vesting tentative subdivision map and final map. Article from http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...AGBFOOTMM1.DTL http://sfgate.com/c/pictures/2007/03...andelawest.jpg |
Although, not an Urban infill project, I thought this would be a worhty mention since it would be Gehry's first Bay Area Project.
From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/re...=1&oref=slogin http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/...ft.xlarge1.jpg |
San Jose Downtown Boom
I made this map awhile back ago to place the projects and proposals in San Jose. It's based on one that was done for Sacramento.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1325/...d3dec046_o.jpg and here are most of the links to the projects: 1. Central Place- Under Construction http://www.sjheartofthecity.com/block3_b.htm 2. City Heights- Nearly Complete http://www.cityheightssj.com/ 3. Axis- Under Construction http://axissanjose.com/ 4. 360 Tower- Under Construction http://www.360residences.com/ 5. City Front Square- Proposed/Approved http://www.sjredevelopment.org/month...ts/housing.pdf 6. Park View Towers- Proposed/ Approved http://www.tsgarch.com/ 7. 99. W Santa Clara- Proposed/ Approved http://www.hellermanus.com/portfolio...%22%24H6%5C%0A 8. 200 Park Avenue- Proposed/ Approved http://www.mve-architects.com/page.cfm?pgid=7&catid=33&subcatid=36&pid=82 9. 1 S Market Street- Proposed/ Approved http://www.amaa.com/portfolio/projec...Rmb2xpby8/IzE= 10. Market Gateway Tower- Proposed/ Approved http://www.thecorecompanies.com/comm...regateway.html 11. First United Methodist Tower- Proposed/ Approved http://www.saitowitz.com/ 12. 8 E San Fernando St.- ? 13. Almaden Towers- ? |
San Jose :omg:. The height limit sucks, but it looks like you are getting lots of action.
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I know of 3 other high rise projects in San Jose that are unaccounted for on the map. The North San Pedro Project which will have 2, 15 story and 1, 12 story structure. That will be located just north of the City Heights project and is working its way throught the approval stages. There is also a proposal called Carlyse Tower, which will have 20 stories and 347 units. It's located NE corner of Carlyse street and Nortre Dame near the Axis Tower.
It should be noted that the 360 tower is under construction. The Park View Tower is getting closer to starting construction and City Front Square is getting closer to approval with one story shaved off the top. |
There's a lot going on in SJ. I assume the colors designate status. Are the green ones under construction and blue proposed? What are the red ones?
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Sorry, guess I should have made note of that. Blue =under construction, Red= Proposed approved/ proposed (sorry i didnt seperate the two, but i wasnt sure, and Green= unknown status.
I did this map in March so it may be a bit dated. I do know for certain that the following projects are still active though. Under Construction: 1. Central Place 2. City Heights 3. Axis 4. 360 Tower Construction to Commence in Fall: 6. Park View Towers Up For Approval: 5. City Front Square with 7-11 the status is only known to me, thru the developers website. 12-13 are old office proposals of which I am not sure are dead or still active. New Renderings were recently added to http://www.dbarchitect.com/project_d...2520Tower.html for the Market Gateway Tower. Here is a sample: http://www.dbarchitect.com/images/dy...eshow_main.jpg http://www.dbarchitect.com/images/dy...eshow_main.jpg |
Thanks for the info and thanks for putting this thread together. I had no idea all these projects were under construction or very close to it. Now that I look more closely, I realize I could have read the status for each, which you already listed. So, I'm sorry for not reading more carefully!
Out of the approved/proposal projects, I'd really like to see City Front Square come to fruition. Filling that spot would add to the downtown atmosphere and it's been a parking lot forever. Plus, I like the look of it. I just don't want to see it conflict with the Montgomery Hotel next door. They did a nice job refurbishing that place. I'm trying to picture the location for 200 Park Ave. I used to work across the street at Adobe and can't for the life of me remember what was in that little building that this would replace. Do you happen to know? |
This was orginally posted by rocketman_95046 and its regarding the City Front Square Project. This is the one I'd also like to see happen.
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More Mandela/ Grand images (aka Big West Oakland Project mixing condos, light industry, and some retail)
You can download the report where the images came from at http://www.oaklandnet.com/government...mixed_use.html The architects website:http://www.hannum.com/ http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1200/...04454c85_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/...09cad2de_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1090/...758911d1_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/...8aab57a8_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/...ee0cdc72_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1204/...6445ef46_o.jpg |
New Tallest for Oakland, only 450 ft, but its a start!
Orginally posted by Oaktown:
42-story condos sought for lake Developer’s high-rise would be the tallest building in city Full article at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000 graphic: http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/200...ba_oakland.jpg From:http://novometro.com/news_details.php?news_id=2285 http://novometro.com/uploaded_images...wArialView.jpg |
Some North First Street, San Jose News
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For those unfamiliar, North First Street is a massive redevelopment project North of Downtown San Jose. It would remake a portion of First st between Montague Exp and Brokaw Rd into a pedestrainized mixed-used district, sort of like a second linear downtown. As of Decemeber 2006, the legal barriers have been removed to allow the redevelopment to go ahead. Images from the sites listed below: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1309/...def05c81_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1012/...de103191_o.jpg For more information go to: http://www.sjredevelopment.org/nsjtaskforce.htm http://www.sanjoseca.gov/planning/nsj/ Some Key Elements: Proactively plan for growth to allow more industrial development in a way that benefits current San Jose residents. Allow up to an additional 27 million square feet of research and development and office space in North San Jose. Bring up to 83,000 new jobs to San Jose, providing additional job opportunities for San Jose residents. Concentrate up to 16 million square feet of the new research and development and office space in a 600 acre Urban Corporate Center core area along the North First Street light rail corridor, between Brokaw Road and Montague Expressway. Develop an average 1.2 FAR in the core area with typical buildings of 6-10 stories. Focus on high-tech and corporate headquarters development. Create a rich pedestrian environment within the core area to encourage use of the transit system. Generate approximately $520 million in funding for the construction of local and regional transportation improvements. Provide new high-density residential development (up to 32,000 units) in close proximity to employment centers |
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In terms of residential towers, The first tower of Tamien Place is under construction, I don't know when they're going to start on the second one. http://www.barryswensonbuilder.com/p...l/tamien.shtml http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...o/SanJaws2.jpg |
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Do you ever recall hearing of plans Adobe had to expand on vacant land on the opposite site of the freeway? I thought I recall reading an article about that? |
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Yes they bought the land south of the Shark tank for future offices and condos... these are two articles.. you have to pay for the full version becuase they are archived. Adobe reportedly in talks to buy lot: S.J. PARCEL CALLED IDEAL FOR COMPANY From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) Date: March 22, 2006 Byline: Jon Ann Steinmetz Mar. 22--The last downtown property big enough to support an Adobe-sized office campus may find a familiar buyer: Adobe itself. Adobe Systems, downtown San Jose's most visible high-tech company, is in negotiations to buy some or all of a 5.5-acre parcel of land owned by the San Jose Water Co., according to individuals familiar with the talks. The site is across from the HP Pavilion on West Santa Clara Street. If a deal is consummated, it would set in motion the first new office construction downtown in years, on the only remaining land large ... and... Adobe to buy 5.5-acre tract in downtown San Jose for $25 million 26 April, 2006 San Jose Mercury News Adobe Systems announced today it has agreed to buy a 5.5-acre site in downtown San Jose for $25 million from ... (c) Copyright 2006, San Jose Mercury News. All Rights Reserved. |
Thanks Rocketman :tup:. I knew I had heard about Adobe expanding west of the Freeway from somewhere.
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Here are some information on developments for "the Peninsula."
From http://www.universalparagoncorp.com/brisbane.html Quote:
http://www.universalparagoncorp.com/...ay_500x652.jpg You can download the Specific Plan at http://www.ci.brisbane.ca.us/html/ci...Dev/phase1.asp Unfortunately for fans of the Built enviroment, the first phase of this project may leave you "wanting." As you can see from the image I have posted below (from the specific plan download); the mid parcel is going to be an auto mall, the commercial section at the bottom will be a suburban campus (not unlike those the populate Silicon Valley and nearby South San Francisco), Big Box retail will take up nearly half of the entertaiment sub area, and a lot of space is given to parking lots. But if memory serves me well, I have heard this section of the bay lands is extremely contaminated, and thats why they have decided to go with this scheme. I am, however, interested to see what happens in the future phases of development. The area north of the huge traffic circle is slated for a mixed use transit development. That might end up being something to look foward to, although it probably end up having a single developer. There is also potential in the area surrounding the baylands, with executive park being redeveloped nearby as well as the old 49ers statdium, Vistatcion Valley has a small redevelopment area and the old cow palace will most likely come down. There are also more talks for redeveloping Sierra Point nearby and allowing housing. I would also hope to see something done around the Caltrain station in South San Francisco. They are all very disjointed now, but with good planning (yes i know!) they could be a good whole. Guess time will tell but the potential is exciting, I think. Here is the image from the specific plan: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/...4372b03e_o.jpg |
Here is some news regarding Sierra Point just south of the baylands.
From http://www.examiner.com/a-797547~Bri...t_a_plaza.html Quote:
An image from http://www.sierra-point.com/aerial.htm http://www.sierra-point.com/images/aerial.jpg |
Is that skinny yellow box at the very top of the Brisbane plan a train station? If so, it's a shame it's not more centrally located in the development. Better than no station at all I guess, but odd.
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^ Yes I believe that is the train station. I agree its inconvient, at least to the first phase of the development. If you look at the plan, there is a graphic that shows a muni metro rail line going down an extended Geneva Ave (which is shown on the map above). If that is there plan, it would seem more cost effective to have the Caltrain station closer to the planned Geneva Ave extention. That way they wouldnt have circle Muni Metro around to reach it. But I when the station was relocated they didnt have a plan for the area.
P.S. that rail line in the graphic extends up Geneva Avenue then crosses the freeway to Executive Park, into 49ers stadium. |
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